Question

Pablo rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $19.99, and there was an additional charge of 74 cents for each mile driven. Pablo had to pay $159.85 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

Answer 1

The base fee of truck rent is $19.99.

The additional charge for each mile driven is , 74 cents.

The total amount to pay by him is, $159.85.

To determine the miles he drive the truck which is denoted as x,

`159.85=19.99+x(74)`

`139.86=\text{ 74x}`
`x=1.89`

Therefore, the number of miles he drive the truck is, 1.89 miles.